Household Products Safe for Disinfecting High Chairs
When you need to clean off the grime and slime from your baby's high chair, you want to do it in a safe way. Even though disinfecting the surface that your child eats from is part of keeping her healthy, so is avoiding chemicals that may irritate or sicken her. From your first-aid kit to utensils and dishes from the kitchen cabinets, you can keep the high chair gunk-free without using harsh products.
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Check Your Medicine Cabinet
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The hydrogen peroxide that you have on hand to clean cuts and scrapes can double as a high chair disinfectant, according to Parents magazine. The household version contains just 3 percent hydrogen peroxide and doesn't have the toxicity that chemical cleaners do. To use as a cleaner, spray hydrogen peroxide on the high chair and let it sit at room room-temperature for 10 minutes before wiping it off with a paper towel. You can also use the isopropyl alcohol from your first-aid kit to disinfect your baby's high chair, but the alcohol must sit on the surface for 10 to 15 minutes to sanitize effectively. Keep both hydrogen peroxide and isopropyl alcohol far from baby's reach. Never allow your baby to touch surfaces until they are completely dried and wiped clean.
Look in Your Kitchen
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White distilled vinegar is another common household item that can disinfect surfaces. Spreading an undiluted 5-percent version on the high chair tray for at least 10 minutes can help to sanitize the surface, notes the Ohio State University Extension. You can also heat the vinegar to 150 degrees Fahrenheit, pour it into a spray bottle and soak the high chair's surface. Let it sit for one minute before wiping off with a paper towel. Avoid touching the heated solution directly, and never allow your baby near it.
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